Dear Editor,

It was Eusi Kwayana who said this confounded nonsense must stop! This statement was made in the 1950s or thereabout in response to the injustices prevalent in that era. In 2008 I borrow this statement and appropriate it to what is happening in the trade union community.

I just read the SN (18/3/08) article “FITUG floats tripartite board to end labour college impasse.” FITUG finally broke its silence on the government wrongfully taking away taxpayers’ money from the College. To this I say this confounded nonsense must stop! Give the children of the college their parents’ money so they can have an education. Many of these children are also taxpayers. Those who aren’t working are using their allowances to purchase goods and services that are VAT inclusive……